Crytek inspires streaming social gaming service

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14 hours ago
by The Tech Report in

Is there enough social networking in your life? If not, you might be interested in a new venture concocted in collaboration with Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli. GFACE, which breaks the first rule of the Internet by resorting to allcaps for no apparent reason, looks like a gaming-centric hybrid of Facebook and Google+. The site promises players will be able to enjoy multiplayer 3D games "that you can expect from a next generation console." Specific titles aren't named, but the browser-based service aims to deliver games on smartphones and tablets in addition to PCs.

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Google Starts Laying Fiber In Kansas Cities

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14 hours ago
by Brad Chacos in

Google's plans to bring a face-meltingly fast 1Gbps Internet connection to Kansas Cities (in both Missouri and Kansas) took a big step towards becoming reality today. After haggling with city officials about wire placement on telephone poles, a deal was finally struck, and the company is ready to get down to brass tacks and start actually laying fiber.

"As we build out Google Fiber, we’ll be taking thousands of miles of cables and stretching them across Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri," general manager Kevin Lo announced on the Google Fiber blog. "At first, we’ll focus on building this solid fiber backbone. Then, as soon as we have an infrastructure that is up and running, we’ll be able to connect Google Fiber into homes across Kansas City!"

There's no word on which neighborhoods or areas will be getting first dibs at the fiber, though. Google hopes to start delivering actual 1Gbps service to KC customers by the end of the first quarter, according to the project's FAQ page. Since they're only starting to lay fiber now, don't be surprised if the roll out slips back a bit.

Moglen: Facebook Is a Man-In-The-Middle Attack

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15 hours ago
by Soulskill in


jfruh writes "In an email exchange with privacy blogger Dan Tynan, Columbia law professor Eben Moglen referred to Facebook as a 'man in the middle attack' — that is, a service that intercepts communication between two parties and uses it for its own nefarious purposes. He said, 'The point is that by sharing with our actual friends through a web intermediary who can store and mine everything, we harm people by destroying their privacy for them. It's not the sharing that's bad, it's the technological design of giving it all to someone in the middle. That is at once outstandingly stupid and overwhelmingly dangerous.' Tynan is a critic of Facebook, but he thinks Moglen is overstating the case."

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The Best Keyboard Remapper for Mac OS X [Mac App Directory]

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15 hours ago
by Adam Dachis in
If you don't like the way your keyboard is laid out, a keyboard remapper can change it. There are only a few for Mac OS X, and the lack of development on many of your options makes your choice pretty easy. Regardless, KeyRemap4Macbook would rise to the top thanks to numerous remapping options, customizability, and helpful bonus features. More »


A Congressman Thinks The Onion Is a Real News Source [Politics]

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15 hours ago
by Casey Chan in
John Fleming, a Republican US representative from Louisiana, made a dimwitted mistake on his Facebook page last week. Hell, it might be even more embarrassing than naked pics! Here's what happened: Fleming missed the obvious humor of a satirical piece by The Onion and posted the fake piece to his Facebook followers as a real thing to take seriously. How did this man get elected? More »


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